MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure (R) procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, ...

Dr. Charles Miller, of Chicago, Ill., holds a coil device that is implanted in a woman’s fallopian tubes to form scar tissue which eventually blocks fertilization. Mct file photo Carol Caruso, 37, of ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 6, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conceptus, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTS), developer of the Essure (R) procedure, the most effective non-surgical permanent birth control method available, ...

Family planning can come with many questions, concerns and fears. Once a woman makes the personal decision to not or no longer have children, there are various types of birth control to consider and ...

It's billed as a 10-minute procedure. No surgery required. No down time. What's not to like about this permanent form of birth control? Plenty, according to hundreds of women who have filed complaints ...

Essure's manufacturer says clinical trials show the procedure is 99.83 percent effective at preventing pregnancy over a five-year period when used according to approved instructions. But that rate is ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. Q: I’m a 35-year-old mother not interested in having any more children. I don’t want to ...

Tubal ligation is the most prevalent form of permanent birth control for women in the United States. However, women now have a new option: Essure. Essure is a 35-minute non-surgical procedure done on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that drew thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and ...

Tubal sterilization is a procedure used to permanently prevent pregnancy. Traditionally this has been done in the operating using a laparoscope and burning the mid portion of the fallopian tube. This ...

Editor's Note: On Wednesday, Focus reported allegations raised by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) during a press call that Bayer's permanent birth control device Essure is associated with far more ...